Re: [AI] Hunger strike Chennai re Railways

2010-05-08 Thread V. Jayakumar
Hi Sandeep, The hunger strike was called off in hour 33 as the CM signed and is sending the letter to the railway minister. DRA-TN has a blog specifically for railways related issues for PWD - it's a work in progress so please contribute your resources tohttp://draindiarail.blogspot.com All

[AI] Railway protest blog

2010-05-08 Thread V. Jayakumar
Vaishnavi P.S. Just realised you're Sriniworld of Twitter ;-) - Folks, How can we be sure that this blog is authenticated since it's not hosted on government server? On 5/8/10, V. Jayakumar jayakumar.vaishn...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Sandeep, The hunger

[AI] New PWD Act Committee Members

2010-05-10 Thread V. Jayakumar
Can Suhas/anyone else who knows these people please verify this information regarding committee members? Particularly had difficulty with Shree Karna from Hyderabad...have assumed G.N. Karna instead. Is that correct? NAME Type AFFILIATION ABOUT PERSON ABOUT WORK CONTACT DETAILS Bhushan

Re: [AI] Travel in disability coach

2010-05-10 Thread V. Jayakumar
Hi Dr. Jalaja, Thank you for sharing your harrowing experience. DRA-TN would like your permission to post your experience on http://draindiarail.blogspot.com/ as an example of how railways are being insensitive to the rights of PwD. Also, where are you located? If logistics permit we would be

[AI] Census in 2011, currently only NPR houselisting

2010-05-11 Thread V. Jayakumar
Hi all, Question on disability will be asked only at the time of census which will be Feb 2011. What's happening now is houselisting (type of house, bathroom, water etc) which happens every census) and for the first time National Population register enumeration (this will feed into the unique id

[AI] Census Dept schedule for 2010 the disability question

2010-05-11 Thread V. Jayakumar
Wrt the disability question status enumerator training/awareness Rama Chari of DEOC will be best person to update the group on current status Please find below in alphabetical order census schedule for 2010 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1st April to 15th May 10 Andhra Pradesh 26th April to 10th

[AI] RTI - PWD act committee

2010-05-13 Thread V. Jayakumar
This forum is a great place to refer for any RTI queries. http://www.rtiindia.org/guide/how-to-use-your-right-to-information-4/how-to-submit-a-rti-application-16/ Pls find below, the specific PIO for your query..complete list here http://socialjustice.nic.in/cpio.php?format=print Smt. Nidhi

[AI] TED talks on inclusive planet

2010-05-18 Thread V. Jayakumar
Hi Simon, That's wonderful news about TED on inclusive planet! TED has been showcasing truly impressive, memorable content past few years. Congratulations! I do have a suggestion... TED has tied up with dotsub for subtitling in multiple languages. Here's a brief about dotsub.com for those who

[AI] Fwd: Chapters of new disability legistaltion as drafted by DRG on blog

2010-05-19 Thread V. Jayakumar
-- Forwarded message -- From: Dorodi Sharma dorodi_sha...@ncpedp.org Date: 19 May 2010 14:11 Subject: Chapters of new disability legistaltion as drafted by DRG on blog To: secretariat secretar...@ncpedp.org Dear All, Please find below the link to a blog created by Diversity and

[AI] Fwd: Chapters of new disability legistaltion as drafted by DRG on blog

2010-05-19 Thread V. Jayakumar
Hi all, The blog linked below is an initiative of a group of civil society organisations. It is *not* in any way affiliated to the MSJE / Committee to draft the new PwD Law. (Or me!) This has been created to promote the participation of NGOs, the public and other interested stakeholders in the

Re: [AI] Faced difficulties opening bank accounts

2010-05-25 Thread V. Jayakumar
Hi all, Rajiv Rajan, activist has also been in a running battle with his bank for over a year now (he has no visual impairment - rather he has cerebral palsy and is wheelchair dependent) No access but still has to be present to withdraw money No thumbprint verifications ATM card issue denied

Re: [AI] Converting the format

2010-05-29 Thread V. Jayakumar
Hi Sachit, No need for software when things are possible online as SaaS! Media-Convert.com converts anything and everything formatwise. Zamzar is another option. Also youconvertit.com Problem with software is that there doesn't seem to be one universal converter. So you land up with too many

Re: [AI] AccessIndia Digest, Vol 50, Issue 50

2010-06-08 Thread V. Jayakumar
Dear Shadab, Hope this helps - VAISHNAVI Right to Education - The Act makes it mandatory for every child between the ages of 6-14 to be provided for education by the State. This means that such child does not have to pay a single penny as regards books, uniforms etc… too. - Any time

[AI] Pls Advise - Case of Shalini Sethi from Delhi

2010-06-25 Thread V. Jayakumar
-- Forwarded message -- From: shalini sethi ss25134...@yahoo.co.in Date: Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 1:02 PM Subject: Fw: plight of disabled To: dlu.so...@gmail.com - Forwarded Message *From:* shalini sethi ss25134...@yahoo.co.in *To:* secy...@nic.in *Sent:* Fri, 21 May, 2010

[AI] Need info on the method to calculate the percentage of disability (Ankit Jindal)

2010-06-27 Thread V. Jayakumar
Hi Ankit, This may be of interest to you too Vision Impairment Categorization Proposal Study http://www.ijo.in/text.asp?2009/57/6/423/57144 Basic Files/Content to read onlinehttp://www.disabilityindia.org/forum/printthread.cfm?Forum=8Topic=606 Largest Consolidated

Re: [AI] Pls Advise - Case of Shalini Sethi from Delhi

2010-06-29 Thread V. Jayakumar
- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of V. Jayakumar Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 12:29 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] Pls Advise - Case of Shalini Sethi from Delhi -- Forwarded message

Re: [AI] Induction Cooker

2010-07-07 Thread V. Jayakumar
Dear Harish, I deserve the needle in the haystack award for this find! There is a talking induction cooker already available for Rs 3000. Made by a Chennai export-oriented company called Shadows Ltronix - they are open to adapting and customizing their unit range to suit specific needs -so this

[AI] Design award Induction cooker

2010-07-15 Thread V. Jayakumar
Harish Subramani, Harish, as suggested by you, we are submitting the talking cooker for the design award. Subramani - our volunteer Archanaa will write to you with numbers and retail details. She will also email the group basic information after her site visit tomorrow. Vaishnavi On 15 July

[AI] What we discuss as law sometimes seems so far removed from reality...

2010-08-04 Thread V. Jayakumar
...Other tragedies coming up as we enter 10th year after Ervadi...so many layers. Contents DISABLED WOMAN ‘STARVES TO DEATH AT HOME AFTER HER CARER MUM DIES’ 1#_Toc268684537 Man sits near parents' bodies for 4 days. 2 #_Toc268684538 Parents of mentally ill man in Mumbai were ailing. 3

[AI] Attempts To Find Shelter For Disabled Abandoned Boy Fail - Lucknow - City

2010-08-10 Thread V. Jayakumar
Attempts To Find Shelter For Disabled Abandoned Boy Fail - Lucknow - City *Ashish Tripathi, TNN, Aug 10, 2010, 07.32am IS* LUCKNOW: A multi-disabled destitute boy, about six years old, found abandoned in Charbagh, has exposed government's apathy towards the most helpless. The plight of mentally

Re: [AI] DI section in CAT Examination.

2010-08-12 Thread V. Jayakumar
Swati the case summary is below, link to judgement is at end (Word Document) You may find this archived thread useful in addition http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/msg29672.html Mr. Mohammed Asif Iqbal vs. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kolkata, Ministry of Human

[AI] Access India Archives exam website accessibility

2010-08-12 Thread V. Jayakumar
Dear Harish / Srinivasu, 1. I find the archived posts of the forum at http://mail-archive.com very useful to dig out information for advocacy purposes. Initially I was wondering if Harish could work out a tagging system for easy retrieval and classification of information. Now I think the inbuilt

Re: [AI] SBI again

2009-10-08 Thread V. Jayakumar
SBI has some issue...can only be solved by sitting down with your bank manager and doing the first login from bank computer...I have the same problem. Went through 2 ids! 2009/10/8 Geetha Shamanna gee...@millernorbert.de Hi all, Although I have had an SBI account for nearly a year now, I have

Re: [AI] recommendations for changing disability law

2009-10-08 Thread V. Jayakumar
Hi Rajesh, Do get in touch with this group Disability Legislation Unit from South India so all efforts towards a more comprehensive Act are co-ordinated...will have a more significant impact on representation. Their email address is dlu.so...@gmail.com 2009/10/7 Asudani, Rajesh

Re: [AI] Mobile phone advice

2009-10-08 Thread V. Jayakumar
Hi George, I have a Nokia e51 which is a great business phone with terrific features given its comparatively modest price. Pls find below all Symbian 60/Symbian 80 phones compatible with Nuance Talks...you could follow the links Vaishnavi List of Phones - Nuance TALKS for Series